Biography

Genre: Alternative

Years Active:

During the late '70s and early '80s, underground bands like the Saints and the Go-Betweens flourished in Brisbane despite — or perhaps even because of — the state's premier, Joh Bjelke-Pietersen, instituting a policy of tight police control of festivals and shutting down concert venues. In the mid-2000s, a similar though less harsh crackdown on the enforcement of noise-restriction laws saw many venues close their doors and bands begin regularly performing at house parties as the only...